Principal Clinical Neuro Psychologist

Brainkind; Itchingfield; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for brain injury support is looking for a skilled Principal Clinical Neuro Psychologist to provide strategic leadership within a multi-disciplinary team. You will enhance service quality through expert consultation and policy development, requiring excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a doctorate in clinical psychology. The role offers competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to employee wellbeing and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

38 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent training and support

Group life assurance

Free parking

Company Pension

Long Service and Staff Awards

Qualifications

• Doctorate accredited by the BPS.
• Experience in neurorehabilitation preferred.
• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret clinical information.
• Track record of conducting clinical research or audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure services operate at the highest level of quality.
• Support and advise colleagues on neuropsychological clinical practice.
• Conduct research and develop policy for the service system.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to administer psychometric tests

Research skills

Education

Doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent)

Job description

Principal Clinical Neuro Psychologist - Horsham

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Main duties of the job

MAIN PURPOSE:

To provide strategic, professional leadership to the multi/inter disciplinary team within Kerwin Court, ensuring the planning and development of a systematic response to service need. To interpret professional policies, ensuring that the services operate at the highest level of quality and current best practice. Research and development will be a major responsibility as will taking a major role in the development and implementation of policy for the service system as a whole. To provide clinical services at a high level of expertise, supporting and advising colleagues on all issues concerned with neuropsychological clinical practice and providing expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to clinical neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists and other clinicians within Brainkind.

About us

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive

REWARDS:

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

• A competitive salary of£64,455 - £74,896 per annum DOE
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

Please apply directly through our website link below so we can process your application.

Job responsibilities

To provide strategic, professional leadership to the multi/inter disciplinary team within Kerwin Court, ensuring the planning and development of a systematic response to service need. To interpret professional policies, ensuring that the services operate at the highest level of quality and current best practice. Research and development will be a major responsibility as will taking a major role in the development and implementation of policy for the system as a whole. To provide clinical services at a high level of expertise, supporting and advising colleagues on all issues concerned with neuropsychological clinical practice and providing expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to clinical neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists and other clinicians within Brainkind.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• ABOUT YOU:
• What are we looking for?
• The successful applicant will have a doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by the BPS. It is essential that you are able to gather, analyse and interpret complex multi-factorial clinical information, and formulate thisso as to effectively direct team working.
• We are looking for an individual who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to deal with complex and emotive subjects.
• You will have excellent organisation skills, the ability to prioritise workloads, the ability to administer and interpret a range of psychometric tests, and a track record of conducting clinical research or audit.
• We are looking for a clinical psychologist with experience in neurorehabilitation, an interest in neuropsychology, and motivated to develop an excellent service further.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.